We dive into our most-read stories on formulation and science, featuring vegan collagen, silk protein derived from textile wastewater, biodegradable sheet masks and more.
Last week, Bausch Health Companies announced that a New Drug Application for tazarotene acne treatment lotion filed by the company’s skin health business, Ortho Dermatologics, was accepted by the US FDA. If approved, the lotion would be the first of its...
Amidst its strongest global sales growth in a decade, L'Oréal says fragrance innovation should liven up the relatively flat sales environment in Western Europe.
DFS Group is continuing its collaboration with Meitu to expand the tech company’s AR- and AI-powered smart mirror, MeituGenius, to 25 DFS stores in 13 countries worldwide.
British-based Indie Brand BYBI is on a mission to mainstream sustainable beauty and believes lots can be learned from fashion and kick-started through packaging.
Pedro Escudero has high hopes for his marine microalgae-based luxury skin care brand, Bluevert, describing it as competitively-priced alternative to brands such as La Prairie and La Mer.
We round-up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring halal beauty, adulterated infant eczema creams, asbestos-tainted cosmetics and more.
At the recent Cosmetics Design Summit we caught up with Asian industry expert Nicole Fall to find out about the types of opportunities for microbiome skin care brands in the region.
Ultra-natural has taken hold across several beauty and personal care categories and fine fragrance will eventually make its mark with the right innovation and transparency focus, says a Firmenich executive.
The President and CEO of Ales Groupe believes corporate transparency is the key to helping consumers understand the reality of sustainability and the complexities that lie behind the subject.
We spoke Dr. Chris Callewaert, a post doctoral researcher from the University of Ghent, to find out how is research into skin microbiome has taken him to the far flung corners of the earth.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight news on adulterate skin creams, glass packaging, Expanscience, OBJ Limited and Geltor.
Croda International says it is committing to reducing its greenhouse gases for its worldwide operations in line with its Science Based Targets initiative.
We took the opportunity to speak with David Tyrell of Mintel at the recent Cosmetics Design Summit, to find out more about the way the microbiome skin care category is shaping up
Dr Oliver Worsley, Co-Founder of Sequential explores how whole genome sequencing expects to revolutionise skin microbiome following its innovative transformation on gut microbiome.
Asia is a hub for beauty innovation but it is also home various cultures with age-old remedies that are finding their way into modern personal care formulations.
At the recently held Cosmetics Design Summit on Microbiome Skin Care Innovation, we spoke to Mother Dirt founder Jasmina Aganovic to find out about what it takes to build a strong brand in this category
Plastic-free glitter firm Bioglitter believes certification is essential to re-educate consumers about biodegradability and remove widespread confusion in the market.
What matters to beauty consumers when it comes to a healthy lifestyle? This is the question we are asking in this article by exploring how the cosmetics sector can offer support to prevent and overcome various lifestyle stressors.
The emotional element of skin sensitivity presents opportunities for beauty and personal care companies to develop products that also improve mental wellbeing.
The technologies—voice, machine vision and location analytics, ecommerce advertising, multicloud broadcasting, and AI—aren’t exclusively beauty tech solutions. But L’Oréal Canada and the men leading these startups see great potential for their tech tools...
Res Pharma Industriale has scooped the Functional Ingredient Gold Award at in-cosmetics Korea for its sustainable silk protein, Moripure Silk Aqua, which is derived from textile wastewater.
The future of consumer spending, decision-making and experiential shopping may well be impacting the desire for new and novel engagement and selling techniques.
We round-up of our most-read cosmetics regulation stories of the region, featuring halal beauty, Korea’s duty-free woes, problematic endorsements in Thailand and more.
Launchmetrics thinks so. The data analytics company launched a new brand decisioning platform today called Insights by Launchmetrics that promises to help beauty brands spend smarter on marketing as well as to compare and contrast a beauty brand’s performance...
Trade wars have been grabbing the headlines for the past couple of years, with protectionist policies spelling both opportunity and barriers for small- to medium-sized beauty companies.
Coty is finally bouncing back after its acquisition of P&G’s beauty business and with share prices rising, the company is now rumored to be in negotiations to buy a stake in Kylie Cosmetics.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending online, we highlight Dr Roebuck’s Unilever-funding, the potential of mangosteen extract and baobab oil in cosmetics, and more.
Global commerce consultancy, Wunderman Thompson Commerce, reveals how the retail giant’s market share dominance drops amongst the Gen Z demographic who do not have the same level of loyalty towards the e-tailer as older shoppers.
We round up our top stories on e-commerce developments featuring Lazada’s new partnership with Bobbi Brown, the integration of Modiface onto Amazon’s platform and more.
Global trade has seen some big changes in recent years, highlighted by massive shifts in international trade agreements that have impacted many areas of business, including the beauty and personal care industry.
On 24th-25th June, we held our inaugural Cosmetics Design Summit on the skin microbiome in Amsterdam to ask, converse and answer the questions dominating the new space that meets beauty, health and wellness.
Our inaugural Cosmetics Design Summit, held in Amsterdam on 24th-25th June, focused on the current skin microbiome landscape, challenges and opportunities — asking is it a trend or a key cosmetics segment?
Beauty and personal care industry growth peaked at its highest levels in a decade in 2018, and the sphere is expected to continue this success in 2019 and beyond. So what’s propelling its flourishing popularity?
This week’s two-day Cosmetics Design Summit on Skin Care Microbiome Innovation concluded with a panel discussion to explore whether the microbiome trend is a fad or here for the long-term. The consensus was unanimous…
This week the algae beauty brand announced its new product formulation and marketing strategy, adding the on-trend ‘vegan’ qualifier to its already of very contemporary list of designations: marine, biotech, naturally derived, etc.
The Canadian company announced its move into the new consumer goods sector just this week. lululemon’s initial personal care product portfolio is small but carefully targeted to meet the needs of the brand’s active consumers.
CBD skin care is shaping up to be one of the biggest trends of 2019, but is the buzz translating into product launches that target the hair care market?
Singapore-based beauty brand Supernova says it is redefining how beauty products and brands are created for the millennial-driven beauty market, with the help of social media.
Each year, the formulation technology company hosts pop-up events in Paris, New York, and LA to showcase their unique microfluidic tech as well as a concept-of-the-year. Capsum’s innovation for 2019 is a self-contained facility where botanical ingredients...
Beiersdorf, German parent company of major skin care brands including Nivea and Eucerin, kicked off 2019 with a new strategy and an additional investment program announced. We take a look at where it’s got to so far this year.
We dive into our most-read stories on formulation and science, featuring Kewpie’s egg-based collagen booster, the cosmetic potentials of mangosteen extract and more.
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